Freeview and Freesat set-top boxes: Freeview and Freesat digital TV Freesat from Sky
Freesat from Sky offers 240 TV channels
Minimum cost £175 one-off cost, which includes equipment and installation.
Pros One-off payment with no subscription costs; available to 98% of households in the UK; you get 240 channels, including most Freeview channels
Cons: Higher start-up cost than Freeview; no premium sports or movie options available; no HD content or PVR options
What is Freesat from Sky?
This is Sky’s satellite non-subscription service. You receive the service via a satellite dish to a set-top box. You pay a one-off fee for this equipment and installation, then the programmes are free. It's a good choice if you want more channels than are available on Freeview, but don't want to be tied to a monthly subscription.
You don't have to be a Sky TV customer to get Freesat from Sky, but if you’re interested in Sky’s subscription services and how it compares to the likes of Virgin Media and BT Vision, you’ll find more information in our guide to cable TV, satellite TV and digital TV packages.
Freesat from Sky TV channels
Freesat from Sky gives you access to most Freeview and Freesat channels and includes the following:
- Entertainment & Sports Fiver, E4, CBS Drama, BET, Men & Motors
- Lifestyle & Culture Luxe TV, Travel Channel, Food Network
- Movies Film4, True Movies, Horror Channel
- Music NME TV, Flava, The Vault
- News CNN, Al Jazeera, EuroNews
- Children CBBC, CBeebies, Pop, PopGirl
Premium sports and movies on Freesat from Sky
As with Freeview and Freesat, premium sports and film content is not currently available on Freesat from Sky.
However, if you're happy with the sporting content available on free-to-air channels such as the BBC, this won't necessarily be a problem.
Freesat from Sky comes with the basic Sky Digibox
Freesat from Sky equipment
You can sign up to Freesat from Sky for a one-off payment of £175. To watch Freesat from Sky you will need a Sky digital box, a Sky mini-dish and a viewing card. These are all included in your initial payment, along with installation.
Unlike Freeview and Freesat, you can’t get high definition or recordable equipment with this service.
To find out more about recordable set-top boxes available with Freeview and Freesat, see the Which? PVR reviews.
Freesat from Sky availability
About 98% of households in the UK can access Freesat from Sky.
